noun
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Etymology
Origin of voter
Explanation
If you cast your ballot during an election, you're a voter. In a presidential primary, voters from each major party choose a candidate to run in the general election. A voter, simply put, is either someone who's eligible to vote in an election or someone who actually does vote. When a candidate addresses voters, they're speaking to a group of people, trying to convince that group to vote for them. When voters pass an ordinance or approve a school budget, that means that the majority of those who voted made those choices. The Latin root of both voter and vote is vovere, "to promise."
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First-time voter Ben Peters, 18, from Holland-on-Sea, said the election had been a "joke" since the start.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Still more leads came from running public voter rolls through the HSI lab’s databases, though it’s not clear how many.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The results are estimated to have a margin of error of about 2.5 percentage points in either direction in the likely voter sample, and larger numbers for subgroups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
As voters head to the polls today in Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond, state election officials across the U.S. are scouring voter rolls, under intense pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Exploring the possibility of a link between the World Series and voter turnout in presidential elections,” Jay D. said proudly.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
Some 8.7 million voters were registered in the copper-rich nation of 22 million, which has a long record of peaceful transfers of power.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The state has more than 3.8 million registered voters.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Minorities, women and lower-income voters are also more supportive of the measure than white voters, men and Californians who earn at least $200,000 annually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Viewed through that lens, it becomes easier to understand why proposals such as city-run grocery stores and fare-free public transit have gained traction among younger voters, including those who supported New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sometime early in 1992, he’d been approached by the leaders of a national nonpartisan organization called Project VOTE!, which spearheaded efforts to register new voters in states where minority turnout was traditionally low.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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